| AnR | adenosine receptor An |
| BiFC | bimolecular fluorescence complementation |
| BRET | bioluminescence resonance energy transfer |
| BSA | bovine serum albumin |
| CD | Crohn’s disease |
| CCR9 | chemokine receptor 9 |
| cLP | colonic lamina propria |
| CTV | cell trace violet |
| DCs | dendritic cells |
| DSS | dextran sodium sulfate |
| Drdn | dopamine receptor n |
| GFP | green fluorescent protein |
| GPCR | G-protein coupled receptor |
| IBD | inflammatory bowel disease |
| IL-n | interleukin n |
| Teff | effector T-cells |
| MadCAM-1 | mucosal vascular addressing Cell Adhesion Molecule 1 |
| MLNs | mesenteric lymph nodes |
| MNCs | mononuclear cells |
| PLA | proximity ligation assay |
| PPs | Peyer’s patches |
| RLuc | renilla luciferase |
| PMA | phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate |
| TAT | transactivator of transcription |
| Thn | T-helper n |
| Treg | regulatory T-cells |
| TMs | transmembrane segments |
| UC | ulcerative colitis |
| WT | wild-type |
| YFP | yellow fluorescent protein |
| ZAq | Zombie Aqua |